<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001081400-20-001186.txt : 20201021
<SEC-HEADER>0001081400-20-001186.hdr.sgml : 20201021
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20201021135300
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001081400-20-001186
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20201207
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201021
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201021
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20201021

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WELLS FARGO UTILITIES & HIGH INCOME FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001279014
		IRS NUMBER:				364548459
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21507
		FILM NUMBER:		201250307

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		525 MARKET STREET
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-222-2222

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		STREET 2:		FLOOR 21
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE UTILITIES & HIGH INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100719

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EVERGREEN UTILITIES & HIGH INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040209

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EVERGREEN UTILITIES TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040206
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<TYPE>DEF 14A
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>WELLS FARGO UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND PROXY STATEMENT AND PROXY CARD
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">WELLS FARGO UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;) of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) will be held on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">December </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">7, 2020 at </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">10:00 a.m. Pacific time, at the principal office of the Fund, 525 Market Street, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, for the following purposes:</font></p>
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               <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:0pt;width:97%;padding-left:2pt;align:left;valign:top;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">adjournments thereof.</font></td>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Shareholders of record at the close of business on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">October 2, 2020 will be entitled to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">vote at the Meeting to the extent described in the accompanying proxy statement.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">It is hoped that you will attend the Meeting, but if you cannot do so, please complete </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and sign the enclosed proxy card and return it in the accompanying envelope as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">promptly as possible or vote by telephone or Internet. Any shareholder attending the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Meeting can vote in person even though a proxy may have already been designated </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">by the shareholder. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>Instructions for the proper execution of the proxy card, as </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>well as instructions on how to vote by telephone and Internet, are set forth at </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>the end of the proxy statement.</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH NOMINEE AS A TRUSTEE.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">By Order of the Board of Trustees,</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Catherine F. Kennedy</font><br><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Secretary</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:4;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><b>WELLS FARGO UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND</b></font></font><br><font style="text-transform:uppercase;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><b>PROXY STATEMENT</b></font></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:6;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">on behalf of the Board of Trustees (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Wells Fargo Utilities and High </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Income Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;) to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">be held at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">December </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">7, 2020 at </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">10:00 a.m. Pacific time. If you wish to participate in the Meeting, you may </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">submit the proxy card included with this proxy statement by mail, vote by telephone </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">or Internet, or attend the Meeting in person. (See &#8220;Instructions for Executing Proxy </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Card&#8221; at the end of this proxy statement for voting instructions.) If you wish to attend </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Meeting in person, please call the Fund&#8217;s proxy solicitor, Computershare Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Services, at </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">(888) 456-7152 for instructions.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>Special Note Regarding the Meeting</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">We intend to hold the Meeting in person. However, we are sensitive to the public </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">health and travel concerns our shareholders may have and recommendations that </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">public health officials may issue in light of the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">situation. As a result, we may impose additional procedures or limitations on Meeting </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">attendees or may decide to hold the Meeting in a different location or solely by </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">means of remote communication. We plan to announce any such updates on our </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">website (wfam.com), and we encourage you to check this website prior to the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Meeting if you plan to attend.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">This proxy statement, the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the proxy card and the Annual Report for the Fund for the fiscal year ended </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">August </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">31, 2020 will be first sent to shareholders on or about </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">October 30, 2020.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>DECEMBER 7, 2020.</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>You may obtain a copy of this proxy statement, the accompanying Notice of </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the proxy card and the Annual Report for the </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>Fund for the period ended </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>August 31, 2020 without charge by visiting the </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>website indicated on your proxy card.</b></font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board intends to bring before the Meeting the matter set forth in the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">accompanying notice. Holders of common shares (&#8220;Shares&#8221;) of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund (&#8220;Shareholders&#8221;) are being asked to vote for the re-election of Ms. Olivia S. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Mitchell and Messrs. Isaiah Harris, Jr. and David F. Larcker as Trustees. You can vote by </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">returning your properly executed proxy card in the envelope provided or you may </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">vote by telephone or Internet by following the instructions at the end of this proxy </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">statement. When you complete and sign your proxy card, the proxies named will vote </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">on your behalf at the Meeting (or any adjournments thereof) exactly as you have </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">indicated. If you return a signed proxy card but no choice is specified, your Shares will </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">be voted FOR the election of each of the nominees named in the enclosed proxy card. </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">If any other matters are properly presented at the Meeting for action, the persons </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">named as proxies will vote in accordance with the views of management of the Fund. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Shareholders, including a broker who may hold Shares on your behalf, may revoke a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">proxy prior to the Meeting by giving timely written notice of such revocation to the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund at the address above, by submitting a subsequent proxy timely and in </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">accordance with the methods prescribed by this proxy statement, or by attending the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Meeting and voting in person.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Fund&#8217;s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">&#8220;Declaration&#8221;) provides that the holders of thirty-three and a third percent (33 1/3%) </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of the Shares issued and outstanding, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. With regard to the election of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustees, votes may be cast FOR all nominees or votes may be WITHHELD either with </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">respect to all of the nominees or any individual nominee. Abstentions, broker </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">non-votes (i.e., Shares held by brokers or nominee entities as to which (i) instructions </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">have not been received from the beneficial owners or other persons entitled to vote </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and (ii) the broker or nominee entity does not have discretionary voting power on a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">particular matter), and votes that are withheld will count for purposes of determining </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">whether a quorum is present but will have no effect with respect to the election of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustees.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">A plurality vote of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">entitled to vote is required for the election of Trustees.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">In the event a quorum is not present at the Meeting or a quorum is present but </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">sufficient votes to approve a proposal are not received, the persons named as proxies </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of proxies as to a proposal. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of an </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">adjournment those votes that may be voted in favor of the proposal. The persons </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">named as proxies will vote against any such adjournment those votes marked as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">withheld. The Meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">time to time by the vote of a majority of the Shares represented at the Meeting, either </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">in person or by proxy; or by the chair of the Meeting, in his or her discretion. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be voted on a motion to adjourn.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Any proposal for which sufficient favorable votes have been received by the time of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Meeting may be acted upon and considered final regardless of whether the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Meeting is adjourned to permit additional solicitation with respect to any other </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">proposal. In certain circumstances in which the Fund has received sufficient votes to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">approve a matter being recommended for approval by the Board, the Fund may </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">request that brokers and nominee entities, in their discretion, withhold or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">withdraw submission of broker non-votes in order to avoid the need for solicitation of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">additional votes in favor of the proposal.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Fund will bear the costs typically associated with the election of Trustees. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Solicitation may be undertaken by mail, telephone, facsimile and personal contact. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Fund has engaged Computershare Fund Services to solicit proxies from brokers, </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">banks, other institutional holders and individual Shareholders for a fee of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">approximately $</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">3,408. This fee will be borne by the Fund.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Shareholders of record at the close of business on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">October 2, 2020 are entitled to vote </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof to the extent set forth in this proxy </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">statement. As of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">October 2, 2020, the Fund had outstanding </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">9,275,065 Shares. Each </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Share is entitled to one vote for each dollar, and a fractional vote for each fraction of a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">dollar, of net asset value per Share for each Share held, as to any matter on which the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Share is entitled to vote.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">As of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">October 2, 2020, the Depository Trust Company owned of record approximately </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">100% of the outstanding Shares. No person is reflected on the books and records of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Fund as owning beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding Shares of the Fund as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">October 2, 2020.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">As of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">October 2, 2020, the officers and Trustees of the Fund as a group beneficially </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">owned in the aggregate less than 1% of the Shares of the Fund, and together with </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">their immediate family members, and less than 1% of the outstanding securities of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Wells Fargo &amp; Company (&#8220;Wells Fargo&#8221;), the parent company of Wells Fargo Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Management, LLC (&#8220;Funds Management&#8221;), the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser, and Wells </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Capital Management Incorporated (&#8220;Wells Capital Management&#8221;), the Fund&#8217;s </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">sub-adviser.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:6;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board has nominated </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">three persons for election to the Fund&#8217;s Board. Each of these </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">nominees currently serves on the Fund&#8217;s Board and is thus sometimes referred to as a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">&#8220;nominee Trustee&#8221;. In accordance with the Declaration, the Trustees have been divided </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">into three classes (each a &#8220;Class&#8221;): Class I, Class II and Class III. The Trustees in each </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Class serve until the annual meeting for the year indicated: Class I, 2023; Class II, 2021; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and Class III, 2022; or, if later, until their respective successors are elected and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">qualified. At each subsequent annual meeting, the persons elected to the Class of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustees whose terms are expiring will generally be nominated for a three-year term. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Staggered terms are adopted by many closed-end fund boards and can have the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">effect of promoting greater stability and long-term perspective. Staggered terms also </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">have the effect of limiting the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">a board by delaying replacement of a majority of the board. If any nominee Trustee for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">any reason becomes unable to serve or is unwilling to serve, the persons named as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">proxies in the enclosed proxy card, in consultation with the Board, will vote for the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">election of such other person or persons as they may consider qualified. Each of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">three nominee Trustees has agreed to continue to serve as a Trustee on the Board if </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">elected by Shareholders. The nominee Trustees for Class I are expected to serve the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">full term until the 2023 annual meeting.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board of the Fund proposes the following nominee Trustees for election at the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Meeting:</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The following table contains specific information about each Trustee and nominee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustee, as of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">August 31, 2020, including: name and year of birth, principal </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">occupation(s) during the past five years or longer, position held with the Fund, length </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of time served, any other directorships held outside the Wells Fargo Funds family of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">funds (the &#8220;Fund Complex&#8221;) and number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">by such Trustee and nominee Trustee. The address for each Trustee and nominee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustee is c/o </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund, 525 Market Street, 12th </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Floor, San Francisco, California 94105. The Board has established a standing </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Nominating and Governance Committee, a standing Audit Committee and a standing </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Valuation Committee, each of which is made up of the Trustees listed in the table </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">below.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Position </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Held </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>with </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Fund/</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Length </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>of Time </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Served</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Years</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Number </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>of </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Portfolios </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>in Fund </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Complex </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Overseen </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>by </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Trustee</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:5.5pt;"><sup><b>1</b></sup></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Other </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Directorships </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Held by </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Trustee </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>During Past </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>5 Years</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Class I - Non-Interested Nominee Trustees to serve until 2023 Annual Meeting of </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Shareholders</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Isaiah </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Harris, Jr., </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1952</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Trustee, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2010; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Audit </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chairman, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2019</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Retired. Chairman of the Board of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Director since 2005. From 2003 to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Prior thereto, President and CEO of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">BellSouth Advertising and Publishing </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2004 to 2005 and President of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">BellSouth Consumer Services from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Iowa State University Foundation </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Board of Governors. Emeritus Member </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">of the Advisory Board of Iowa State </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">University School of Business. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Academy (private school). Mr. Harris is </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">a certified public accountant (inactive </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">status).</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">142</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">CIGNA </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Corporation</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">David F. </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Larcker, </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1950</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Trustee, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2010</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">James Irvin Miller Professor of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Accounting at the Graduate School of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Business (Emeritus), Stanford </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">University, Director of the Corporate </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Governance Research Initiative and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Corporate Governance since 2006. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">From 2005 to 2008, Professor of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Accounting at the Graduate School of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Business, Stanford University. Prior </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">thereto, Ernst &amp; Young Professor of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Accounting at The Wharton School, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">University of Pennsylvania from 1985 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">to 2005.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">142</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Position </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Held </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>with </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Fund/</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Length </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>of Time </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Served</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Number </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>of </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Portfolios </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>in Fund </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Complex </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Overseen </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>by </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Trustee</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:5.5pt;"><b><sup>1</sup></b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Other </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Directorships </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Held by </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Trustee </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>During Past </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>5 Years</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Olivia S. </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Mitchell, </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1953</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Trustee, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2010; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Nominating </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Governance </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chair, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2018</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">International Foundation of Employee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">School of the University of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Wharton&#8217;s Pension Research Council </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">and Boettner Center on Pensions &amp; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Retirement Research, and Research </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Associate at the National Bureau of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Economic Research. Previously, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Cornell University Professor from 1978 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">to 1993.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">142</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">None</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Class II - Non-Interested Trustees to serve until 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">William R. </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Ebsworth, </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1957</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Trustee, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2015</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">analyst, portfolio manager, research </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">director and chief investment officer </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">at Fidelity Management and Research </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">investment professionals managing </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">client assets. Prior thereto, Board </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">member of Hong Kong Securities </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Clearing Corp., the Thailand </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Investments Life Insurance Company, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">and Empire Fidelity Investments Life </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Insurance Company. Audit Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chair and Investment Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Endowment (non-profit organization). </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA&#174; charterholder.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Position </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Held </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>with </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Fund/</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Length </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>of Time </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Served</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Jane A. </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Freeman, </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1953</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Trustee, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2015; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chair </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Liaison, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2018</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Scientific Learning Corporation. From </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">consulting services related to strategic </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">business projects. Prior to 1999, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller &amp; Co. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">and Scudder, Stevens &amp; Clark. Board </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">member of the Harding Loevner </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">both Lead Independent Director and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">chair of the Audit Committee. Board </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">member of the Russell Exchange </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">and the chair of the Audit Committee. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Ms. Freeman is also an inactive </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chartered Financial Analyst.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">142</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">None</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Judith M. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Johnson, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1949</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Trustee, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2010</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Officer and Chief Investment Officer of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Minneapolis Employees Retirement </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">is an attorney, certified public </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">accountant and a certified managerial </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">accountant.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">142</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">None</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Class III - Non-Interested Trustees to serve until 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Timothy </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">J. Penny, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1951</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Trustee, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2010; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chairman, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2018</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">of Southern Minnesota Initiative </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Foundation, a non-profit organization, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since 2007. Member of the Board of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Trustees of NorthStar Education </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Finance, Inc., a non-profit </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">organization, since 2007.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">142</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Name and </b></font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Year of </b></font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Birth</b></font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Position </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Held </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>with </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Fund/</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Length </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>of Time </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Served</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Other </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Directorships </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Held by </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Trustee </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>During Past </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>5 Years</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Pamela </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Wheelock,</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">1959</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Board member of the Destination </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Medical Center Economic </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Development Agency, Rochester, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Minnesota since 2019. Interim </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">President of the McKnight Foundation </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">from January to September 2020. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Acting Commissioner, Minnesota </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Department of Human Services, July </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2019 through September 2019. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Human Services Manager (part-time), </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Minnesota Department of Human </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Services, October 2019 through </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">December 2019. Chief Operating </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">President of University Services, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">University of Minnesota from 2012 to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Directors, Governance Committee and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Finance Committee for the Minnesota </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">from 2009 to 2012 and Board Director </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Leadership and Community </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">President and Chief Financial Officer, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Minnesota Sports and Entertainment </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">President from 2002 to 2004. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Executive Vice President of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">State of Minnesota, from 1999 to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2002. Currently Board Chair of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Minnesota Wild Foundation since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2010.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:8;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The following table contains specific information about the dollar range of equity </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">securities beneficially owned by each Trustee and nominee Trustee in the Fund and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the aggregate dollar range of equity securities in other funds in the Fund Complex </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">overseen by the Trustees.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Name of Trustee</b></font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Dollar Range of Equity Securities </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>in the Fund as of </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>August 31, </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>2020</b></font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Aggregate Dollar </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Range of Equity </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Securities in the Fund </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Complex as of </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>August </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>31, 2020</b></font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Non-Interested Nominee Trustees</b></font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Isaiah Harris, Jr.</font></font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$1-$10,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">David F. Larcker</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$1-$10,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Olivia S. Mitchell</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$1-$10,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Non-Interested Trustees</b></font></p>
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            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">William R. Ebsworth</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$10,001-$50,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
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            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Jane A. Freeman</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$1-$10,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Judith M. Johnson</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$1-$10,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
               </td>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Timothy J. Penny</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$1-$10,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">James G. Polisson</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$10,001-$50,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Pamela Wheelock</font></font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$1-$10,000</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:12.5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>The Board of Trustees and Its Leadership Structure</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Overall responsibility for oversight of the Fund rests with the Board. The Board has </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">engaged Funds Management to manage the Fund on a day-to-day basis. The Board is </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">responsible for overseeing Funds Management and other service providers in the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">operation of the Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Act of 1940 (the &#8220;1940 Act&#8221;), applicable provisions of Delaware law, other applicable </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">laws and the Declaration.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board is currently composed of nine members, each of whom is not an &#8220;interested </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">person&#8221; of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (an &#8220;Independent Trustee&#8221;). The Board </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">currently conducts regular in-person meetings five times a year. In addition, the Board </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">may hold special in-person or telephonic meetings or informal conference calls to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">discuss specific matters that may arise or require action between regular meetings.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Independent Trustees have engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">performing their oversight responsibilities. The Board has appointed an Independent </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustee to serve in the role of Chairman. The Chairman&#8217;s role is to preside at all </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">meetings of the Board and to act as a liaison with respect to governance-related </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">matters with service providers, officers, attorneys, and other Trustees generally </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">between meetings. The Chairman may also perform such other functions as may be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">delegated by the Board from time to time. Timothy Penny serves as Chairman of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Board. In order to assist the Chairman in maintaining effective communications with </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the other Trustees and Funds Management, the Board has appointed a Chair Liaison </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to work with the Chairman to coordinate Trustee communications and to help </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">coordinate timely responses to Trustee inquiries relating to board governance and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">fiduciary matters. The Chair Liaison serves for a one-year term, which may be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">extended with the approval of the Board. Ms. Freeman serves as Chair Liaison. Except </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">for any duties specified herein or pursuant to the Declaration, the designation of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Chairman or Chair Liaison does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">on such person as a member of the Board generally.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board also has established a Nominating and Governance Committee, an Audit </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee and a Valuation Committee to assist the Board in the oversight and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">direction of the business and affairs of the Fund and from time to time may establish </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">informal working groups to review and address the policies and practices of the Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">with respect to certain specified matters. Additionally, the Board has established an </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">investment team to review in detail the performance of the Fund, to meet with </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">portfolio managers, and to report back to the full Board. The Board occasionally </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">engages independent consultants to assist it in evaluating initiatives or proposals. The </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Board believes that the Board&#8217;s current leadership structure is appropriate because it </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">allows the Board to exercise informed and independent judgment over matters under </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">its purview, and it allocates areas of responsibility among committees of Trustees and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the full Board in a manner that enhances effective oversight. The leadership structure </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of the Board may be changed, at any time and in the discretion of the Board, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">including in response to changes in circumstances or the characteristics of the Fund.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">As noted above, the Board has established a standing Nominating and Governance </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee, a standing Audit Committee and a standing Valuation Committee to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">assist the Board in the oversight and direction of the business and affairs of the Fund. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Nominating and Governance Committee and Audit Committee operate pursuant </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to charters approved by the Board. The Valuation Committee&#8217;s responsibilities are set </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">forth in Valuation Procedures approved by the Board. Each Independent Trustee is a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">member of the Fund&#8217;s Nominating and Governance Committee, Audit Committee and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Valuation Committee.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><u style="0.5 #000000">Nominating and Governance Committee</u></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">. Except with respect to any trustee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">nomination made by an eligible Shareholder or Shareholder group as permitted by </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">applicable law and applicable provisions of the Declaration and By-Laws of the Fund, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Nominating and Governance Committee shall make all nominations for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">membership on the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee shall </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">evaluate each candidate&#8217;s qualifications for Board membership and his or her </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">independence from the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser and sub-adviser and, as it deems </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">appropriate, other principal service providers. Olivia Mitchell serves as the Chairman </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of the Nominating and Governance Committee.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Nominating and Governance Committee has adopted procedures by which a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Shareholder may properly submit a nominee recommendation for the Nominating </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and Governance Committee&#8217;s consideration, which are set forth in Appendix A to the </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund&#8217;s Nominating and Governance Committee Charter. The Shareholder must </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">submit any such recommendation (a &#8220;Shareholder Recommendation&#8221;) in writing to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Fund, to the attention of the Fund&#8217;s Secretary, at the address of the principal </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">executive office of the Fund. The Nominating and Governance Committee has full </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">discretion to reject candidates recommended by Shareholders, and there is no </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">assurance that any such person properly recommended and considered by the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Nominating and Governance Committee will be nominated for election to the Board. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">For more information relating to Shareholder recommendations, please see the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund&#8217;s Nominating and Governance Committee Charter attached as Exhibit A.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Nominating and Governance Committee may from time-to-time propose </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">nominations of one or more individuals to serve as members of an &#8220;advisory board,&#8221; as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">such term is defined in Section 2(a)(1) of the 1940 Act.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><u style="0.5 #000000">Valuation Committee</u></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">. The Board has delegated to the Valuation Committee the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">authority to take any action regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">value of securities between regularly scheduled Board meetings in instances where </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">that determination has not otherwise been delegated to the valuation team of Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Management (&#8220;Management Valuation Team&#8221;). The Board considers for ratification at </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">each quarterly meeting any valuation actions taken during the previous quarter by </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Valuation Committee or by the Management Valuation Team other than pursuant </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to Board-approved methodologies. Any one member of the Valuation Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">may constitute a quorum for a meeting of the committee.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><u style="0.5 #000000">Audit Committee</u></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">. The Audit Committee oversees the Fund&#8217;s accounting and financial </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">reporting policies, including their internal controls over financial reporting; oversees </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the quality and objectivity of the Fund&#8217;s financial statements and the independent </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">audit thereof; and interacts with the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">firm on behalf of the full Board and with appropriate officers of the Fund. Isaiah Harris, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Jr. serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board and individual committees met the following number of times during the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">most recently completed fiscal year:</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Number of Meetings During Last Fiscal Year</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">7</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">6</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">4</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>The Board of Trustees and Risk Oversight</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Fund is subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">operational, and valuation risks, among others. Day-to-day risk management </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">functions are subsumed within the responsibilities of Funds Management, Wells </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Capital Management and other service providers (depending on the nature of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">risk), who carry out the Fund&#8217;s investment management and business affairs. Each of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Funds Management, Wells Capital Management and other service providers have </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">their own, independent approach to risk management, and their policies and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">methods of carrying out risk management functions will depend, in part, on their </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">individual priorities, resources and controls.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Risk oversight forms part of the Board&#8217;s general oversight of the Fund and is </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">addressed as part of various Board and Committee activities. The Board recognizes </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">that it is not possible to identify all of the risks that may affect the Fund or to develop </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">processes and controls to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects and that it </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">is necessary for the Fund to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">pursue its goals. As part of its regular oversight of the Fund, the Board, directly or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">through a Committee, interacts with and reviews reports from, among others, Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Management, Wells Capital Management, the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Chief Risk Officer of Funds Management, the independent registered public </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">accounting firm for the Fund, and internal compliance auditors for Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Management or its affiliates, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Fund and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">relevant risk functions. The Board, with the assistance of its investment teams, also </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">reviews investment policies and risks in connection with its review of the Fund&#8217;s </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">performance. The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer who oversees the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">implementation and testing of the Fund&#8217;s compliance program and regularly reports </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to the Board regarding compliance matters for the Fund and its principal service </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">providers. Funds Management has appointed a Chief Risk Officer to enhance the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">framework around the assessment, management, measurement and monitoring of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">risk indicators and other risk matters concerning the Fund and develop periodic </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">reporting of risk management matters to the Board. In addition, as part of the Board&#8217;s </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">periodic review of the Fund&#8217;s advisory, sub-advisory and other service provider </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">agreements, the Board may consider risk management aspects of their operations </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and the functions for which they are responsible. With respect to valuation, the Board </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">oversees a management valuation team comprised of officers and employees of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Funds Management, has approved and periodically reviews written valuation policies </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and procedures applicable to valuing the Fund portfolio investments, and has </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">established a valuation committee of Trustees. The Board may, at any time and in its </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">discretion, change the manner in which it conducts its risk oversight role.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Qualifications of Trustees and Nominee Trustees</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Declaration does not set forth any specific qualifications to serve as a Trustee. The </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Charter and the Statement of Governance Principles of the Nominating and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Governance Committee also do not set forth any specific qualifications, but do set </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">forth certain factors that the Nominating and Governance Committee may take into </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">account in considering Trustee candidates and a process for evaluating potential </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">conflicts of interest, which identifies certain disqualifying conflicts.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Among the attributes or skills common to all Trustees are their ability to review </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">effectively with the other Trustees, Funds Management, the Fund&#8217;s sub-adviser(s), </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">other service providers, counsel and the independent registered public accounting </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">firm, and to exercise effective and independent business judgment in the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">performance of their duties as Trustees. Each Trustee&#8217;s ability to perform his or her </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">duties effectively has been attained through the Trustee&#8217;s business, consulting, public </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">service, professional and/or academic positions and through experience from service </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">as a board member of the Fund and the other funds in the Fund Complex (and/or in </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">other capacities, including for any predecessor funds), other registered investment </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">companies, public companies, and/or non-profit entities or other organizations. Each </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustee&#8217;s ability to perform his or her duties effectively also has been enhanced by his </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">or her educational background, professional training, and/or other life experiences. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The specific experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills that led to the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">conclusion that a Trustee should serve as a Trustee of the Fund are as set forth below.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><i>William R. Ebsworth</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">. Mr. Ebsworth has served as a Trustee of the Trusts in the Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Complex since January 1, 2015. He also served as a trustee of Asset Allocation Trust </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">from 2015 to 2018. From 1984 to 2013, he held positions as an equities analyst, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">portfolio manager, and research director at Fidelity Management and Research </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc., where he led a team of investment </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, he served as a Board member of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA&#174; charterholder.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><i>Jane A. Freeman.</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"> Ms. Freeman has served as a Trustee of the Trusts in the Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Complex since January 1, 2015, and as Chair Liaison since 2018. She also served as a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">trustee of Asset Allocation Trust from 2015 to 2018. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2008, Ms. Freeman served as the Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">strategic business projects. Prior to joining Scientific Learning, Ms. Freeman was </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">employed as a portfolio manager at Rockefeller &amp; Co. and Scudder, Stevens &amp; Clark. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">She served as a board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. She </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">also served as a board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to 2012 and as chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is also an </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">since 2009, and has been a director of CIGNA Corporation since 2005. He served as a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">director of Deluxe Corporation from 2003 to 2011. As a director of these and other </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">public companies, he has served on board committees, including governance, audit </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and compensation committees. Mr. Harris served in senior executive positions, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">including as president, chief executive officer, vice president of finance and/or chief </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">financial officer, of operating companies for approximately 20 years.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><i>Judith M. Johnson.</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"> Ms. Johnson has served as a Trustee of the Trusts in the Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Complex since 2008 and as Chair of the Audit Committee from 2009 to 2019. She also </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">served as a trustee and chair of the audit committee of Asset Allocation Trust from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2010 to 2018. She served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund for twelve years until her retirement </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">in 2008. Ms. Johnson is a licensed attorney, as well as a certified public accountant and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">a certified managerial accountant. Ms. Johnson has been determined by the Board to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">be an audit committee financial expert as such term is defined in the applicable rules </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of the SEC.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><i>David F. Larcker.</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"> Mr. Larcker has served as a Trustee of the Trusts in the Fund Complex </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">since 2009 and was an Advisory Board member from 2008 to 2009. He also served as a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">trustee of Asset Allocation Trust from 2010 to 2018. Mr. Larcker is the James Irvin </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business (Emeritus) of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Stanford University. He is also the Morgan Stanley Director of the Center for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Leadership Development and Research and Co-director of The Rock Center for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Corporate Governance at Stanford University. He has been a professor of accounting </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">for over 30 years. He has written numerous articles on a range of topics, including </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">managerial accounting, financial statement analysis and corporate governance.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><i>Olivia S. Mitchell.</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"> Ms. Mitchell has served as a Trustee of the Trusts in the Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Complex since 2006 and as Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">since 2018. She also served as a trustee of Asset Allocation Trust from 2010 to 2018. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Ms. Mitchell is the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor at the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she is also Professor of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Insurance/Risk Management and Business Economics/Policy. She also serves in senior </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">positions with academic and policy organizations that conduct research on pensions, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">retirement, insurance, risk management, and related topics, including as Executive </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Director of the Pension Research Council and Director of the Boettner Center on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Pensions and Retirement Research, both at the University of Pennsylvania. She has </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">taught on and served as a consultant on economics, insurance, and risk management, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">served as Department Chair, advised numerous governmental entities, and written </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">numerous articles and books on topics including retirement systems, private and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">social insurance, and health and retirement policy.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><i>James G. Polisson.</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"> Mr. Polisson has served as a Trustee of the Trusts in the Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Complex since 2018 and was an Advisory Board member in 2017. Mr. Polisson has </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">extensive experience in the financial services industry, including over 15 years in the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">ETF industry. From 2015 to July 31, 2017, Mr. Polisson was the Chief Marketing Officer </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd., one of the largest providers of exchange-traded </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">products in Europe. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Polisson was Principal of The Polisson </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">firm. Prior to 2012, Mr. Polisson was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Russell Investments&#8217; global ETF business from 2010 to 2012. He was also a member of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Board of Trustees of Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust, where he served as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to 2012. Mr. Polisson also </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">served as Chief Marketing Officer for Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">where he led global marketing for the iShares ETF business.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><i>Pamela Wheelock.</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"> Ms. Wheelock has served as a Trustee of the Trusts in the Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Complex since January 2020 and previously from January 2018 until July 2019 and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">was an Advisory Board member in 2017. Ms. Wheelock has been a Board member of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency in Rochester, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Minnesota since 2019. She was Interim President of the McKnight Foundation from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">January to September 2020. She served as the acting Commissioner of the Minnesota </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Department of Human Services from July 2019 through September 2019 and as the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Human Services Manager (part-time) of the Minnesota Department of Human </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Services from October 2019 through December 2019. Ms. Wheelock has more than 25 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">years of leadership experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Ms. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Wheelock was the Chief Operating Officer of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2017 through 2019. Prior to joining Habitat for Humanity in 2017, Ms. Wheelock was </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) and the Vice President of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">University Services at the University of Minnesota from 2012, where she served as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">chief operations officer of the University. She also served as Interim President and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Vice </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">President of the Bush Foundation from 2009 to 2011, and Executive Vice President </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and Chief Financial Officer of Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Ms. Wheelock served as the Executive Budget Officer and Finance Commissioner for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the State of Minnesota from 1999 to 2002.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Consideration of Diversity by the Nominating and Governance Committee</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Nominating and Governance Committee takes the overall diversity of the Board </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">into account when considering and evaluating nominees for Trustee. While the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Nominating and Governance Committee has not adopted a specific policy on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">diversity or a particular definition of diversity, when considering nominees, the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Nominating and Governance Committee generally considers the manner in which </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">each nominee&#8217;s professional experience, background, skills in matters that are </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">relevant to the oversight of the funds (e.g., investment management, distribution, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">accounting, trading, compliance and legal), and general leadership experience are </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">complementary to the existing Trustees&#8217; attributes.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are &#8220;independent&#8221; as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">defined in the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">NYSE American Exchange&#8216;s listing standards. The Board has adopted a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">written Nominating and Governance Committee Charter which is attached to this </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">proxy statement as Exhibit A. The Nominating and Governance Committee Charter </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">describes the Nominating and Governance Committee functions. The Nominating </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and Governance Committee reviews the Nominating and Governance Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Charter at least annually and may recommend changes to the Board.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board has approved a policy pursuant to which the Board may consider nominees </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">for election as Trustees, which is described further in the Nominating and Governance </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee Charter. The policy states the minimum nominee qualifications, the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">process for identifying and evaluating trustee nominees and the process for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">considering nominees recommended by Shareholders.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board has approved a policy for communications with Board members. Any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Shareholder who wishes to send a communication to the Board should send the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">communication to the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund Board of Trustees, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105. If a Shareholder wishes </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to send a communication directly to an individual Trustee or to a committee of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund&#8217;s Board, the communication should be specifically addressed to such individual </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustee or committee and sent to the above address.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Trustee Attendance Policy at Annual Shareholder Meetings</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Funds that are listed on the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">NYSE American Exchange are required each year to hold </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">an Annual Meeting of Shareholders. It is the policy of the Fund to encourage at least </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">one Trustee to attend each such Annual Meeting of Shareholders either in person, by </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">video conference, or by teleconference. Ms. Jane A. Freeman and Mr. Timothy J. Penny </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">attended the previous year&#8217;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders telephonically.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The following table contains specific information about each executive officer of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund as of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">August 31, 2020, including: name, address and year of birth, position held </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">with the Fund, length of time served and principal occupation(s) during the past five </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">years or longer, including offices held with Funds Management, Wells Fargo and their </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">affiliated companies.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>or Longer</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Andrew Owen</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">525 Market Street</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">San Francisco, CA 94105</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Year of Birth: 1960</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">President, since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2017</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo &amp; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Company and Head of Affiliated </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Managers, Wells Fargo Asset </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Management, since 2014. In addition, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Executive Officer and Director of Wells </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Fargo Funds Management, LLC since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">President responsible for marketing, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">investments and product development </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">from 2009 to 2014.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Nancy Wiser</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">125 High Street</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Boston, MA 02110-2704</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Year of Birth: 1967</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Treasurer, since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2012</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Funds Management, LLC since 2011. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chief Operating Officer and Chief </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Michelle Rhee</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">125 High Street</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Boston, MA 02110-2704</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Year of Birth: 1966</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chief Legal Officer, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since 2019</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Management, LLC, Chief Legal Counsel </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">of Wells Fargo Asset Management and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Bank, N.A. since 2018. Associate General </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Counsel and Managing Director of Bank </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">of America Corporation from 2004 to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2018.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Catherine Kennedy</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">125 High Street</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Boston, MA 02110-2704</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Year of Birth: 1969</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Secretary, since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2019</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Management, LLC and Senior Counsel of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">the Wells Fargo Legal Department since </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">2010. Vice President and Senior Counsel </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">of Evergreen Investment Management </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Company, LLC from 1998 to 2010.</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Michael Whitaker</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">125 High Street</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Boston, MA 02110-2704</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Year of Birth: 1967</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Chief Compliance </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Officer, since 2016</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>David Berardi</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">125 High Street</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Boston, MA 02110-2704</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;margin-left:NaNpt;">Year of Birth: 1975</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Assistant Treasurer, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">since 2009</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Management, LLC since 2009. Vice </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">President of Evergreen Investment </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Management Company, LLC from 2008 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Control for Evergreen Investment </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Management Company, LLC from 2004 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">to 2010.</font></p>
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               <td style="height:1px;" width="30%"></td>
               <td style="height:1px;" width="35%"></td>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Name of Person and </b></font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Position with the Fund</b></font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Compensation From the Fund</b></font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Total Compensation From the </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Fund and Fund Complex Paid to </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>Trustees</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:5.5pt;"><sup><b>1</b></sup></font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Non-Interested Nominee Trustees</b></font></p>
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Isaiah Harris, Jr.</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$2,496</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$354,500</font></p>
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            </tr>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">David F. Larcker</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$2,295</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$326,000</font></p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Olivia S. Mitchell</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$2,436</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$346,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;"><b>Non-Interested Trustees</b></font></p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">William R. Ebsworth</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$2,295</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$326,000</font></p>
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            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Jane A. Freeman</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$2,436</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$346,000</font></p>
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            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Judith M. Johnson</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$2,295</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$326,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Timothy J. Penny</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$2,823</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$401,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">James G. Polisson</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$2,295</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$326,000</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Pamela Wheelock</font></font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$1,757</font></p>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$249,500</font></p>
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               <td style="valign:top;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:6pt;align:right;width:3%;" valign="top"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">1.</font></td>
               <td style="padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:-9.02pt;padding-left:2pt;padding-right:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">As of August 31, 2020, the Wells Fargo Funds fund complex consisted of 142 funds.</font></td>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:12;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Fund&#8217;s Trustees, principal executive </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">officers and certain other persons (&#8220;Reporting Entities&#8221;) to file reports regarding </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">ownership of, and transactions in, the Fund&#8217;s securities with the SEC. Copies of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">required filings must also be furnished to the Fund. During the most recent fiscal year, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Fund believes that all reports required to be filed by the Reporting Entities were </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">filed on a timely basis.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Forms 3, 4, and 5 for the officers and Trustees of the Fund may be accessed through </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Wells Fargo Funds website at www.wfam.com.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Service Providers</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Funds Management, an affiliate of Wells Fargo, a diversified financial services </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">company providing banking, insurance, investment, mortgage and consumer finance </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">services, currently serves as both the Fund&#8217;s adviser and administrator. Funds </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Management is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The principal </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">business address of Funds Management is 525 Market Street, San Francisco, California </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">94105.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Wells Capital Management, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo and an affiliate of Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Management, currently serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund. The principal business </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">address of Wells Capital Management is 525 Market Street, San Francisco, California </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">94105.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Computershare Fund Services is the Fund&#8217;s transfer agent and is located at P.O. Box </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">43010, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3010.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">KPMG LLP (&#8220;KPMG&#8221;), Two Financial Center, 60 South Street, Boston, Massachusetts </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">02111, has been approved by the Trustees of the Fund as the independent registered </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">public accounting firm of the Fund for the current fiscal year ending </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">August 31, 2020.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Audit Committee of the Board unanimously recommended the selection of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">KPMG, and the Board unanimously approved such selection, at meetings held on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">August 11, 2020.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Fund&#8217;s Audit Committee has established and adopted policies and procedures </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">whereby the Audit Committee Chairman is authorized to pre-approve: (1) audit </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">services to the Fund; (2) non-audit tax or compliance consulting or training services </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">provided to the Fund by its independent registered accounting firm if the fees for any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">particular engagement are not anticipated to exceed a specified dollar amount; and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">(3) non-audit tax or compliance consulting or training services provided by the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund&#8217;s investment adviser and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">its adviser affiliates (where pre-approval is required because the engagement relates </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) if the fee for any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">particular engagement is not anticipated to exceed a specified dollar amount. For any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">pre-approval sought from the Chairman, the adviser shall prepare a brief description </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of the proposed services. If the Chairman approves such service, he or she shall sign </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the statement prepared by the adviser, and such written statement shall be presented </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to the full Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">A representative of KPMG, if requested in advance by any Shareholder, will be present </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">via telephone at the Meeting to respond to appropriate questions from Shareholders </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she chooses to do so. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Absent such a Shareholder request, it is not expected that such representative will be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">present at the Meeting.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">In approving the selection of KPMG for the Fund, the Audit Committee considered, in </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">addition to other practices and requirements relating to the selection of the Fund&#8217;s </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">independent registered public accounting firm, whether any services performed by </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">KPMG for the Fund and the investment adviser and for certain related parties for </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">which KPMG received non-audit fees are compatible with maintaining the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">independence of KPMG as the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">On </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">October 15, 2020, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">management the Fund&#8217;s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">August </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">31, 2020. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with KPMG the matters </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">required to be discussed by Statements on Auditing Standards, No. 114, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Communication with Audit Committees. The Audit Committee has received the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">written disclosures and the letter from KPMG required by the Public Company </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Accounting Oversight Board regarding certain communications, and has discussed </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">with KPMG its independence. Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">included in the annual report to Shareholders for the previous fiscal year for filing </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">with the SEC.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The following table presents fees billed for professional audit services rendered by </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">KPMG for the audit of the Fund&#8217;s annual financial statements for the past two fiscal </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">years and for fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG to the Fund. There were </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">no fees paid to KPMG during the fiscal years where the de minimis exception was </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">used.</font></p>
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:9;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>2020</b></font></p>
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:9;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;"><b>2019</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Audit fees</font></font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:9;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$54,770</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:9;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$0</font></p>
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
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               </td>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Tax fees</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:6pt;"><sup>1</sup></font></p>
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:9;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$4,340</font></p>
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;;border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Non-audit fees</font></font></p>
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:9;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$0</font></p>
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.9pt solid #000000;">
                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:9;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">$0</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">All other fees</font></font></p>
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               <td style="padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:-9.02pt;padding-left:2pt;padding-right:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Tax fees consist of fees for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and excise tax.</font></td>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:8;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee which is attached to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">this proxy statement as Exhibit B. The Audit Committee reviews the charter at least </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">annually and may recommend changes to the Board.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">As of the date of this proxy statement, neither the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund&#8217;s officers nor Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Management are aware of any other business to come before the Meeting other than </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">as set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. If any other business is </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">properly brought before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof, the persons named </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">as proxies in the enclosed proxy card will vote in accordance with the views of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">management of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Required Vote for Proposal</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The vote of a plurality of the votes cast by Shareholders present in person or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">represented by proxy at the Meeting is required for the election of trustees.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Notice</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">A Certificate of Trust in respect of the Fund is on file with the Secretary of the State of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Delaware. As provided in the Declaration, the obligations of any instrument made or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">issued by any Trustee or Trustees or by any officer or officers of the Fund are not </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">binding upon any of them or the Shareholders individually, but are binding only upon </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the assets and property of the Fund.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:10;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.424pt;"><b>Shareholder Proposals</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Proposals intended to be presented by a Shareholder at the annual meeting of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Shareholders to be held in 2021 must be received by the Fund&#8217;s Secretary at the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund&#8217;s principal executive office by July 2, 2021 in order to be considered for inclusion </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">in the Fund&#8217;s proxy statement and proxy card relating to that meeting pursuant to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. If a Shareholder wishes to present a proposal at </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the annual meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2021 without having the proposal </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">included in the Fund&#8217;s proxy statement, including a proposal to nominate any persons </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">for election to the Board, such proposal must be delivered to the Fund&#8217;s Secretary at </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Fund&#8217;s principal executive office not earlier than the close of business on July 2, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2021 and not later than the close of business on August 1, 2021. Timely receipt or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">delivery of a proposal does not necessarily mean that such proposal will be included </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">in the Fund&#8217;s proxy statement or presented at the meeting, given that such inclusion </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and presentation are subject to various conditions and requirements, including those </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">specified by applicable law and by the Fund&#8217;s governing documents. The Chair of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">meeting may refuse to acknowledge a nomination or other proposal by a Shareholder </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">that is not made in the manner described above.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH NOMINEE AS A TRUSTEE.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:9;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><b>INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING PROXY CARD</b></font></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:6;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">may help to avoid the time and expense involved in validating your vote if you fail to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">sign your proxy card properly.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS: Sign your name exactly as it appears in the Registration on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the proxy card.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2. JOINT ACCOUNTS: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">conform exactly to a name shown in the Registration on the proxy card. </font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">3. ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS: The capacity of the individual signing the proxy card should </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of Registration. For example:</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:6pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">(2) Jane B. Doe, Trustee u/t/d 12/28/78</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Jane B. Doe, Trustee</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:12;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">After completing your proxy card, return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>OTHER WAYS TO VOTE YOUR PROXY</b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">VOTE BY TELEPHONE:</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. Read the proxy statement and have your proxy card at hand.</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2. Call the toll-free number on your proxy card.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">VOTE BY INTERNET:</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. Read the proxy statement and have your proxy card at hand.</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2. Go to the website indicated on your proxy card and follow the voting instructions.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The telephone and Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Shareholder identities, to allow Shareholders to give their voting instructions, and to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">confirm that Shareholders&#8217; instructions have been recorded properly. Please note that, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">although there is no charge to you for voting by telephone or Internet, there may be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">costs associated with electronic access, such as usage charges from telephone </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">companies and Internet service providers, that must be borne by the Shareholders.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Voting by telephone or Internet is generally available 24 hours a day. Do not mail the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">proxy card if you are voting by telephone or Internet. If you have any questions about </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">voting, please call Computershare Fund Services, our proxy solicitor, at </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">(888) 456-7152 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">(toll free).</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;margin-left:0 pt;">Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund Proxy Statement</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;margin-left:0 pt;">&#160;|&#160;</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7.02pt;margin-left:0.8828722778104767%;"><b>24</b></font>&#160;</p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:4;padding-bottom:0;align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="right"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><b>EXHIBIT A</b></font></font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:6;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b><u style="0.5 #000000">Nominating and Governance Committee Membership</u></b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Nominating and Governance Committee of each Trust (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;) shall be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">composed only of Trustees who are not &#8220;interested persons&#8221; of the Trusts, or of any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Trusts or any series thereof (a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">&#8220;Fund&#8221;), as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (&#8220;Independent Trustees&#8221;). </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The full Boards shall designate the members of the Committee, after due </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">consideration of nominations, if any, from the Committee, and shall either designate </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Chairman or shall approve the manner of selection of the Chairman.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b><u style="0.5 #000000">Board Nominations</u></b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. Except with respect to any trustee nomination made by an eligible shareholder or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">shareholder group as permitted by applicable law (and, with respect to each Trust </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">that is a registered closed-end management investment company (&#8220;Closed-End </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund&#8221;), in accordance with the By-Laws of such Closed-End Fund), the Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">shall make all nominations for membership on the Board of Trustees of each Trust. The </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee shall evaluate each candidate&#8217;s qualifications for Board membership and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">his or her independence from the Funds&#8217; investment adviser(s) and principal </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">underwriter(s) and, as it deems appropriate, other principal service providers. Any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">person nominated to serve as an Independent Trustee must not be, on the effective </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">date of his or her appointment or election, an &#8220;interested person&#8221; of the Trusts, or of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">any investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Funds, as defined in the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Investment Company Act of 1940, and, with respect to each Closed-End Fund, such </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">person must also satisfy, on such date, applicable independence requirements of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">listing standards of securities exchanges on which shares of such Closed-End Fund are </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">traded.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">a. The Committee may take into account a wide variety of factors in considering </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustee candidates, including (but not limited to): (i) availability and commitment of a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">candidate to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities on the Board, (ii) </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">relevant industry, business, professional and related experience and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">accomplishments, (iii) educational background, (iv) financial expertise, (v) an </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">assessment of the candidate&#8217;s ability, judgment and expertise and the candidate&#8217;s </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other members of the Board, and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">(vi) overall diversity of the Board&#8217;s composition and how the candidate&#8217;s skills, </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">experiences and attributes would contribute to the mix of relevant skills and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">experience on the Board.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">b. The Committee will consider and evaluate nominee candidates properly submitted </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">by shareholders on the same basis as it considers and evaluates candidates </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">recommended by other sources. Appendix A to this Charter, as it may be amended </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">from time to time by the Committee, sets forth procedures that must be followed by </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">shareholders to submit properly a candidate for nomination by the Committee. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Shareholder recommendations not properly submitted in accordance with the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">requirements of Appendix A will not be considered for nomination by the Committee.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2. Process for evaluating independence and potential conflicts of interest of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Independent Trustee candidates.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">a. As a threshold matter, the background of a candidate to serve as an Independent </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustee must be reviewed to confirm that the person meets or, on the effective date of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">his or her appointment or election will meet, the technical requirements under the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &#8220;1940 Act&#8221;) for being an Independent Trustee, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and, with respect to Independent Trustee candidates for the Board of each </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Closed-End Fund, that such person satisfies or, on the effective date of his or her </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">appointment or election will satisfy, applicable independence requirements of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">listing standards of securities exchanges on which shares of such Closed-End Fund are </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">traded.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">b. In addition to satisfying the applicable technical requirements set forth in 2.a., </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">above, the candidate&#8217;s business and personal connections (as reflected in the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">responses to questions in the Trustees&#8217; and Officers&#8217; Questionnaire completed by each </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">current and prospective Trustee) must be reviewed to confirm that they do not create </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">any actual or potential impairment to the person&#8217;s independence with respect to the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Funds.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">c. With respect to any candidate, the Committee shall elicit such information from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">senior management that the Committee deems appropriate, if any, to evaluating the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">merits of the candidate.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">d. Disqualifying factors:</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">i. No candidate shall be nominated for membership on the Board if, upon </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">appointment or election to the Board, that candidate serves or has agreed to serve on </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the board of any registered investment company outside of the Wells Fargo Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">family, unless otherwise approved by the Committee. No candidate shall be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">nominated for membership on the Board if that candidate serves or has agreed to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">serve as an officer, partner, employee, or in any similar capacity with a firm that serves </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">as an investment adviser, sub-adviser, or principal underwriter of any registered </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">investment company outside of the Wells Fargo Funds family. Similarly, if a candidate </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">serves in such a capacity for a registered investment adviser or registered </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">broker-dealer, but that firm currently does not serve as an investment adviser, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">sub-adviser, or principal underwriter for any such registered investment company, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">such candidate shall be nominated only upon the express agreement that he or she </font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">would resign from the Board in the event that his or her firm subsequently undertakes </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">such a role for any registered investment company outside of the Wells Fargo Funds </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">family; provided, that if a candidate is an officer, partner, or employee of, or serves in a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">similar capacity for, a broker-dealer, nothing herein is intended to confer on such </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">candidate eligibility for nomination as an Independent Trustee if he or she would be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">an &#8220;interested person&#8221; of the Funds pursuant to the 1940 Act by virtue of the activities </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of such broker-dealer.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">ii. No candidate shall be nominated for membership on the Board if that candidate </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">serves on the board of a firm that serves as an investment adviser, sub-adviser or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">principal underwriter of any registered investment company outside of the Wells </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fargo Funds family, unless an exception from this policy is expressly approved by the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee. Similarly, if a candidate serves on the board of a registered investment </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">adviser or registered broker-dealer, but that firm currently does not serve as an </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">investment adviser, sub-adviser, or principal underwriter of any such registered </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">investment company, such candidate shall be nominated only upon the express </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">agreement that he or she would, unless an exception from this policy is expressly </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">approved by the Committee, resign from the Board in the event that his or her firm </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">subsequently undertakes such a role for any registered investment company outside </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of the Wells Fargo Funds family. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a candidate is a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">director of a broker-dealer, nothing herein is intended to confer on such candidate </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">eligibility for nomination as an Independent Trustee if he or she would be an </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">&#8220;interested person&#8221; of the Funds pursuant to the 1940 Act by virtue of the activities of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">such broker-dealer.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">3. The Committee shall review the composition of the Board when it deems it </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">appropriate to do so to determine whether it may be appropriate to recommend </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">adding individuals with different backgrounds or skill sets from those already on the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Board and/or recommend expanding or contracting the size of the Board.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. The Committee shall propose nominations for membership on all committees and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">shall review committee assignments when it deems it appropriate to do so.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2. The Committee shall review as necessary the responsibilities of any committees of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Board, whether there is a continuing need for each committee, whether there is a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">need for additional committees of the Board, and whether committees should be </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">combined or reorganized. The Committee shall make recommendations for any such </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">action to the Board. With respect to any committee of the Board of a Closed-End Fund, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the powers, functions, size, membership and other aspects of the committee shall </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">conform with any applicable requirements of the By-Laws of such Closed-end Fund.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">a. Only a Trustee who is an Independent Trustee may serve in the role of Chairman of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Committee.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">b. In addition to any powers and duties specified in this Charter, the Chairman of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee&#8217;s role is to preside at all meetings of the Committee and to act as a liaison </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">with respect to governance-related matters with service providers, officers, attorneys, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and other Committee members generally between meetings.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">c. The Chairman of the Committee shall be entitled to receive an additional annual fee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">in such amount, and payable in such frequency and manner, determined from time to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">time by the Board, for the additional work and time devoted by the Chairman of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2. Except for any duties specified herein or pursuant to a Trust&#8217;s charter document, the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">designation of Chairman of the Committee does not impose on such Trustee any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations or liability </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">imposed on such person as a member of the Board generally.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b><u style="0.5 #000000">Compensation</u></b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. The Committee shall periodically review and recommend any appropriate changes </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to trustee compensation to the Board.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b><u style="0.5 #000000">Fund Share Ownership</u></b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. The Committee shall periodically review and recommend any appropriate changes </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">in respect of policies regarding share ownership in Wells Fargo Funds by Trustees.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b><u style="0.5 #000000">Board Leadership Structure</u></b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. The Committee shall periodically review the Board leadership structure and shall </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">recommend any appropriate changes to the Board.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b><u style="0.5 #000000">Advisory Trustee Nominations</u></b></font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. The Committee may from time-to-time propose nominations of one or more </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">individuals to serve as members of an &#8220;advisory board,&#8221; as such term is defined in </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Section 2(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (&#8220;Advisory Trustees&#8221;). An </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">individual shall be eligible to serve as an Advisory Trustee only if that individual meets </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the requirements to be an Independent Trustee and does not otherwise serve the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trusts in any other capacity. Any Advisory Trustee shall serve at the pleasure of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Board and may be removed, at any time, with or without cause, by the Board. An </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Advisory Trustee may be nominated and appointed or elected as a Trustee, at which </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">time he or she shall cease to be Advisory Trustee. Any Advisory Trustee may resign at </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">any time.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. The Committee shall review this Charter at least annually and recommend changes, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">if any, to the Board.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">2. The Committee shall periodically review and address matters relating to the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">engagement and independence of legal counsel employed by the Independent </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trustees and shall recommend any appropriate actions to the Board.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">3. The Committee shall have the resources and authority to discharge its </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">responsibilities, including authority to retain special counsel and other experts or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">consultants, advisers or employees at the expense of the appropriate Fund(s).</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">4. In consultation with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees, the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee shall consider the processes to be undertaken by the Board in connection </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">with the annual assessment of the performance of the Board and the committees of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Board pursuant to rule 0-1(a)(7)(v) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">and under any applicable listing requirements.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">5. The Committee shall set forth and periodically review governance principles for the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Board and its committees and shall recommend changes, if any, to the Board. Those </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">principles have been outlined in a separate document (Statement of Governance </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Principles).</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">6. The actions taken at meetings of the Committee shall be recorded in the minutes of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">such meetings. Meetings of the Committees may be conducted in person, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">telephonically, or via video-conference.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">7. If the Committee&#8217;s membership does not include all of the Trustees, the Committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">will report on actions taken at its meetings to the Board.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">8. The Committee shall have such further responsibilities as are given to it from time </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to time by the Board.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Date of most recent Committee approval: November 22, 2019</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Date of most recent Charter amendment: November 22, 2019</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">A shareholder of any series of the Trust must follow the following procedures in order </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to submit properly a nominee candidate recommendation for the Committee&#8217;s </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">consideration.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The shareholder must submit any nominee candidate recommendation (a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">&#8220;Shareholder Recommendation&#8221;) in writing to the Trust, to the attention of the Trust&#8217;s </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Trust.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">forth (A) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">nationality of the person recommended by the shareholder (the &#8220;candidate&#8221;); (B) the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">series (and, if applicable, class) and number of all shares of the Trust owned of record </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such shareholder by the candidate; (C) </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">any other information regarding the candidate called for with respect to director </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">nominees by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">(b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), adopted by the Securities and Exchange </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Commission (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency </font></p>
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In addition, the Committee may require the candidate to interview in </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">person and furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">necessary to determine the eligibility of such candidate to serve as a Trustee of the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trust. With respect to each Closed-End Fund, the Shareholder Recommendation also </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">must comply with any timing or additional requirements applicable to shareholder </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">nominations, as set forth in the By-Laws of such Closed-end Fund. 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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:6;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">1. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><u style="0.5 #000000">Composition</u></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">. The Audit Committees (&#8220;Committees&#8221;) of the Boards of Trustees (the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">&#8220;Boards&#8221;) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, and Wells Fargo Master </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Trust (collectively, the &#8220;Open-End Trusts&#8221;), Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund (&#8220;EOD&#8221;), Wells Fargo Income Opportunities Fund (&#8220;EAD&#8221;), Wells Fargo </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Multi-Sector Income Fund (&#8220;ERC&#8221;), and Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">(&#8220;ERH&#8221;) (collectively, the &#8220;Closed-End Funds&#8221; and together, with the Open-End Trusts, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the &#8220;Trusts&#8221;) shall be composed entirely of Trustees who are not &#8220;interested persons&#8221; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">of the Trusts or of any series thereof, or of any investment adviser or principal </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">underwriter, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &#8220;Act&#8221;). The </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committees of the Closed-End Funds (the &#8220;Closed-End Fund Committees&#8221;) shall have </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">at least three members who are &#8220;independent&#8221; as that term is interpreted under Rule </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and under the listing standards of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">each exchange on which shares of the Closed-End Funds are traded, except as </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">otherwise set forth by statute, rule, or listing standard. The full Boards shall designate </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the members of the Committees, after due consideration of nominations, if any, from </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Governance Committee, and shall either designate the Chairman or shall approve </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the manner of selection of the Chairman. Except for any duties specified herein or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">pursuant to a Trust&#8217;s charter document, the designation of Chairman of the Audit </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Committee does not impose on such Trustee any duties, obligations or liability that </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">are greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">member of the Committees and the Boards in the absence of such designation.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">8. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><u style="0.5 #000000">Auditor Pre-Approval.</u></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"> The Auditors are hereby pre-approved to: (a) audit newly </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">created Funds; (b) perform &#8220;agreed upon procedures&#8221; reviews in connection with </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Fund reorganizations and/or provide comfort letters in connection with securities </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">offerings; (c) review special Fund registration statement filings; (d) provide comments </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">to regulatory filings; and (e) perform non-audit services for a Fund, and for the Fund&#8217;s </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">covered adviser and its control affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Fund </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">where the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the Fund, provided that any such non-audit services fall within the specified </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">categories of services listed on Tab A and that the fees for such services do not exceed </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the pre-approved dollar amounts listed on Tab A. To the extent that the non-audit </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">services or fees would fall outside of the aforementioned pre-approvals, such services </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">or fees may be pre-approved by the Committees, or by the Chairman pursuant to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">delegated authority in accordance with Section 9 below.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">9. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><u style="0.5 #000000">Pre-Approval Procedure.</u></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"> The Chairman of the Committees is authorized to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">pre-approve: (1) audit services to the Funds; (2) non-audit tax or other categories of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">services identified in Section 8 above or compliance consulting or training services </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">provided to the Funds by the Auditors if the fees for any particular engagement are </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">not anticipated to exceed $50,000; and (3) non-audit tax or compliance consulting or </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">training services provided by the Auditors to a Fund&#8217;s covered adviser and its control </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">affiliates (where pre-approval is required because the covered adviser or its control </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">affiliate provides ongoing services to the Fund and the engagement relates directly to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) if the fee to the Auditors for any </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">particular engagement is not anticipated to exceed $50,000. For any such </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">pre-approval sought from the Chairman, Management shall prepare a brief written </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">statement describing the proposed services. If the Chairman approves of such service, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">he or she shall sign the statement prepared by Management or otherwise evidence in </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">writing his or her approval, which may be given by electronic mail. Such written </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">statement, or the written engagement for the proposed services described in the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">statement, shall be reported to the full Committees at their next regularly scheduled </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">meeting.</font></p>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Nothing in this Charter shall be interpreted as diminishing or derogating the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">responsibilities of the Boards.</font></p>
         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Most Recent Annual Approval by the Boards of Trustees: August 11, 2020</font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;">Amended: August 11, 2020</font></p>
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               <td style="padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:-9.02pt;padding-left:2pt;padding-right:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">As of August 11, 2020, shares of EAD, ERC and ERH were listed on the NYSE American. Although the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">NYSE American Company Guide exempts closed-end funds from certain listing requirements, this </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Charter has been drafted according to the view expressed by regulators that they may, in fact, apply </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">some of those requirements to closed-end funds.</font></td>
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               <td style="padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:-9.02pt;padding-left:2pt;padding-right:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">One is &#8220;financially sophisticated&#8221; if that individual qualifies as an &#8220;audit committee financial expert&#8221; </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">under Item 3 of Form N-CSR.</font></td>
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               <td style="padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:-9.02pt;padding-left:2pt;padding-right:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">As of August 11, 2020, shares of EOD were listed on the NYSE.</font></td>
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               <td style="padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:-9.02pt;padding-left:2pt;padding-right:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">One has &#8220;accounting or related financial expertise&#8221; if that individual qualifies as an &#8220;audit committee </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">financial expert&#8221; under the Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K standard, which is identical to that of </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Item 3 of Form N-CSR.</font></td>
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               <td style="padding-bottom:0pt;padding-top:-9.02pt;padding-left:2pt;padding-right:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Service on multiple boards in the same fund complex is counted as service on one board for the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">purposes of this requirement.</font></td>
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         <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>Wells Fargo Funds</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>Revised Schedule of Pre-Approved Non-Audit Services</b></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9.52pt;"><b>(Pre-approval amounts are for each calendar year period)</b></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Assistance with Internal Revenue Code </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Sections 851(b) and 817(h) diversification </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">testing (upon specific request as Wells Fargo </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Fund Tax Department is currently responsible </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">for diversification testing).</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Not to exceed $3,500 per fund</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Tax assistance and advice regarding tax </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">consequences of new investment products or </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">proposed changes to existing products.</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Not to exceed $15,000</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Tax assistance and advice regarding statutory, </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">regulatory or administrative developments.</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Not to exceed $15,000</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Services related to contesting any assessed </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Internal Revenue Service penalties for </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">incorrect reporting of Fund Forms 1120-RIC </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">and Form 1099.</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Not to exceed $10,000</font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#F1F1F1;padding-left:5.7pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Other International tax services (generally </font></font><font style="padding-left:0pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">related to foreign tax withholding).</font></font></p>
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                  <p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:9pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;" align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8.02pt;">Not to exceed $15,000</font></p>
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<p>&#160;</p>

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<p><b>EVERY SHAREHOLDER&#8217;S VOTE IS IMPORTANT</b></p>

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<p><b>EASY</b><b>VOTING OPTIONS:</b></p>

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<p>VOTE ON THE INTERNET</p>

<p>Log on to:</p>

<p><b>www.proxy-direct.com</b></p>

<p>or scan the QR code</p>

<p>Follow the on-screen instructions</p>

<p><i>Available 24 hours</i></p>

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<p>VOTE BY PHONE</p>

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<p>VOTE BY MAIL</p>

<p>Vote, sign and date this Proxy Card</p>

<p>and return in the postage-paid</p>

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<p>VOTE IN PERSON</p>

<p>Attend Shareholder Meeting</p>

<p>525 Market Street, 12<sup>th</sup> Floor</p>

<p>San Francisco, CA 94105</p>

<p>on December 7, 2020</p>

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<p><b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 7, 2020</b></p>

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<p><b>This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees of Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</b> The undersigned, revoking any previously executed proxies, hereby appoints Catherine F.
Kennedy, Maureen E. Towle and Johanne F. Castro, or each of them acting individually, as proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to represent and vote all of the shares of the Fund that the undersigned would be entitled to vote at the 2020
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, 525 Market Street, 12<sup>th</sup> Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 on December 7, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific time, and at any and all adjournments thereof.</p>

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<p>Receipt of the Notice of Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement, which describe the matters to be considered and voted on, is hereby acknowledged.</p>

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<p><b>VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com</b></p>

<p><b>VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE:&#160; 1-800-337-3503</b></p>

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<p><b>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 7, 2020.</b></p>

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<p><b>You may obtain a copy of this proxy statement, the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the proxy card and the Annual Report of the Fund for the period ended August 31, 2020 without charge by visiting the following Website:
https://www.proxy-direct.com/wfa-31705</b></p>

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<p align="center"><b><b>&#160;</b></b></p>

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<p><b>The Shares represented by this proxy will be voted as specified in the following Item 1, but if you return a signed proxy card and no choice is specified, they will be voted FOR the election of the three (3) persons named below as nominee Trustees under
&#8220;Election of Trustees (Proposal 1).&#8221;&#160; If any nominee for any reason becomes unable to serve or is unwilling to serve or for good cause will not serve, the persons named as proxies on the other side of this proxy card will vote for the election of
such other person or persons as they may consider qualified.&#160; The Board of Trustees has no reason to believe that any of the three (3) nominee Trustees will be unable or unwilling to serve.</b></p>

<p><b><b>&#160;</b></b></p>

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<p><b>If any other matters about which the Fund did not have timely notice properly come before the meeting, authorization is given to the proxy holders to vote in accordance with the views of management of the Fund.</b></p>

<p><b><b>&#160;</b></b></p>

<p><b><b>&#160;</b></b></p>

<p><b>TO VOTE MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS Example:&#160;</b> &#160; X&#160;</p>

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<p><b>A. Proposal&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH NOMINEE AS A TRUSTEE.</b></p>

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<p><b>1. Election of Trustees:</b></p>

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<p>Nominees:</p>

<p>01. Isaiah Harris, Jr.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 02. David F. Larcker &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 03. Olivia S. Mitchell </p>

<p>To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s) mark the box &#8220;FOR ALL EXCEPT&#8221; and write</p>

<p>the nominee number(s) on the line provided.</p>

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<p><b>2.</b> To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.</p>

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<p><b>B. Authorized Signatures &#9472; This section must be completed for your vote to be counted.&#9472; Sign and Date Below</b></p>

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<p><b>Note</b>: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this proxy card, and date it.&#160; When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign.&#160; When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in
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<p>Date (mm/dd/yyyy) &#9472; Please print date below</p>

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<p>Signature 2 &#9472; Please keep signature within the box</p>

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